Value Of Shooter Marbles

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Value of shooter marbles.

A collector is more likely to find value in machine made marbles that are opaque too. These marbles are some of the rarer and more difficult to find from the peltier glass co. No one knows exactly when the first marbles were invented but they date back to the times of the ancient egyptians greeks and romans who played with marbles made of stone clay or polished nuts. Shooter marbles usually range between 17 18 5mm.

Cats eye marbles 6 lbs glass 5 8. Watch this video summarizing a book on collecting antique marbles and identifying them by paul baumann. 16mm goldfish glass mega marble players 5 8th inch translucent orange rare. The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f.

Black and white navarre marble 1638. Also called the boss or taw the shooter marble is used to play ringer and other marble games. All sizes are approximations and can vary from one marble to the. 5 out of 5 stars 8 total ratings 8 3 50 new.

The mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games. A player needs only one shooter to play the game. That means marbles made before 1950 may be worth a considerable sum to serious collectors.

Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that. Vintage marbles are only limited in number which is why they are more expensive. 4 6 out of 5 stars 23 total ratings 23. If you want to start making them part of your collection you should know how to identify vintage marbles.

In official tournaments in the u s your shooter must be between 3 4 and 1 2. Old rare vintage antique civil war relic clay marble recovered atlanta georgia. Vintage marble prices and value often relate to artistic merit. If you have found a bag of your grandfather s old shooters it could be worth your time to know what to look for to determine their value.

Look for marbles with four colors and clear divisions between the colors. If possible study the age of the marble and the material used to make it which sometimes indicates the scarcity and value of the marble. Mass production of marbles started only in 1800 s. Net bag of 25 comet glass mega marbles 24 players 1 shooter rare.

Also check for marbles that are pleasing to the artistic eye. Click the picture for full screen view. Blue wasp blue tiger blue bee.